Jen Psaki Provided Political Cover For Biden’s Ghost Presidency
Jen Psaki has provided excuse after excuse to try to explain away Biden's mental decline and prop up his ghost presidency.Jen Psaki has provided excuse after excuse to try to explain away Biden's mental decline and prop up his ghost presidency.'They were all high-fiving me': Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe says his Puerto Rico joke helped Trump's campaign
Stand-up comedian and host Tony Hinchcliffe said his joke about Puerto Rico last October helped the Donald Trump campaign because it grabbed headlines for more than a week just before the presidential election.
Hinchcliffe made countless news feeds when he joked about Puerto Rico being an "island of garbage" at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally in October.
Democrats reacted as expected and subsequently compared Trump's rally to a Nazi gathering filled with vitriol. For example, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) claimed that's what Republicans "think about you," meaning Republicans believe that Americans are literal garbage.
On an episode of Bill Maher's "Club Random" over the weekend, Hinchcliffe said the Trump team later thanked him for the happy distraction.
"When I was at the inauguration and everything, trust me, they were all high-fiving me and kissing my ass," Hinchcliffe said about Trump's staff. "They look at me doing what I did and accidentally, right — it couldn't have been planned — accidentally being the news for nine godd**n days during an election week."
"Stop pretending you don't love it," Maher teased in response.
Hinchcliffe added that while it was a "very stressful" time for him, he managed to "ride that wave" and come out better on the other side.
As for Vice President JD Vance, history will likely look back fondly at his defense of Hinchcliffe's jokes.
During a press conference the day after the rally, Vance fielded a question from a reporter who characterized Hinchcliffe's remarks as "racist" and wanted to know if the Trump campaign supported such a "tone."
Vance explained that he did not believe the proper reaction to the joke was to call Trump supporters "Nazis" and that overall, people needed to "stop getting so offended" by comedy.
"I'm so over it," Vance stated.
'He would nail it every time, day after day.'
Vance further explained the absurdity of the left-leaning reactions on Joe Rogan's podcast, where he noted the excessive amount of coverage Hinchcliffe's jokes got on networks like CNN, MSNBC, CBS, and more.
Hinchcliffe told Maher he was pleased with how Vance handled the backlash and praised the politician for seeing the situation through the lens of comedy.
"He would nail it every time, day after day," Hinchcliffe said of the soon-to-be vice president. "He was just taking the questions like he was a comedian, like he understood the perspective of the mission."
Hinchcliffe revealed that he hoped his appearance at the Trump rally would influence maybe a "thousand" votes in the president's favor and thought it would be "awesome" if the president gave him at least some praise.
Maher then asked if Hinchcliffe actually did get to speak with Trump, to which Hinchcliffe said, "No," causing the two comedians to burst out in laughter.
Hinchcliffe never did apologize for his jokes and has pointed out on his own podcast that there is, indeed, an actual garbage issue in Puerto Rico.
Well before the comedian ever appeared at the Trump rally, environmental websites were covering the island's landfill problem and said the country would soon be at capacity for garbage.
The St. Kitts and Nevis Observer even said that the island's infrastructure was under considerable strain and many of its landfills were over capacity.
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Trump vows to act with 'historic speed,' strength to fix every crisis facing our country
President-elect Donald Trump made some bold and ambitious promises in his possible executive actions that were revealed during his upbeat victory rally on Sunday in Washington, D.C.
Trump began his Make America Great Again Victory Rally speech by bashing the administration of President Joe Biden.
'You're going to have a lot of fun watching television tomorrow.'
“Our new administration will inherit disasters at home and abroad, an economy plagued by inflation and high interest rates, a catastrophic border crisis nobody can believe … a planet on the brink of World War Three; it’s not gonna happen,” Trump began. “But starting tomorrow, I will act with historic speed and strength and fix every single crisis facing our country. We have to do it.”
"You're going to see something tomorrow. You're going to see executive orders that are going to make you extremely happy. Lots of them, lots of them," Trump proclaimed, according to Fox News.
Trump advised, "We have to set our country on a proper course. By the time the sun sets tomorrow evening, the invasion of our borders will have come to a halt and all the illegal border trespassers will, in some form or another, be on their way back home."
Trump declared, "Every radical and foolish executive order of the Biden administration will be repealed within hours of when I take the oath of office. You're going to have a lot of fun watching television tomorrow."
"The American people have given us their trust, and in return, we're going to give them the best first day, the biggest first week, and the most extraordinary first 100 days of any presidency in American history. To implement this historic agenda, I have assembled an all-star Cabinet of patriots and visionary reformers for America, and together we will win, win, win for America."
A senior Trump administration official told Fox News that Trump will sign more than 200 executive actions on Inauguration Day.
Trump said on Sunday night, "With the stroke of my pen I will revoke dozens of destructive and radical executive orders and actions of the Biden administration, and by this time tomorrow, they will all be null and void."
The senior Trump aide said the 47th president would like to end catch-and-release, abolish the Green New Deal, pause all offshore wind leases, terminate the electric vehicle mandate, and end DEI programs in the federal government.
ABC News also reported that Trump is expected to sign over 200 executive actions and added that Trump will likely sign some of the executive orders at the U.S. Capitol and some at the Capital One Arena in the afternoon, which is where the inaugural parade was moved because of frigid weather.
Temperatures will reportedly struggle to reach the mid-20s, making it the coldest presidential ceremony in more than 40 years.
Trump wrote about the inauguration on Truth Social, "There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country. I don't want to see people hurt, or injured, in any way. Therefore, I have ordered the Inauguration Address, in addition to prayers and other speeches, to be delivered in the United States Capitol Rotunda, as was used by Ronald Reagan in 1985, also because of very cold weather."'
'Without US approval, there is no TikTok. With our approval, it is worth hundreds of billions of dollars — maybe trillions.'
Many of the executive actions will be rolled into one document so that Trump can sign all of the orders.
Trump vowed to crack down on illegal immigration after he is sworn in as president at noon on Monday.
He stated, "Very soon we'll begin the largest deportation operation in American history. Larger, even larger than President Dwight Eisenhower — who has the record right now."
Trump added, "And we're going to end the Biden war on American energy and unleash our energy resources to quickly defeat inflation and achieve the lowest cost of energy and electricity on Earth. And we're going to be using our emergency powers to allow countries and entrepreneurs and people with a lot of money to build big plants."
Trump told the rally crowd at the Capital One Arena on Sunday that he would make "remaining records relating to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert Kennedy, as well as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." publicly available.
Trump said he would provide more assistance to North Carolina after it was devastated by hurricanes.
Trump also floated the idea of building a "great Iron Dome missile defense shield" for the United States.
As for the January 6 protesters who were charged or convicted, Trump hinted that they would be "very, very happy."
Trump spotlighted the ceasefire and hostage exchange deal between Israel and Hamas, which Trump was reportedly involved in. “This week, we achieved an epic ceasefire agreement as a first step toward lasting peace in the Middle East — and this agreement could only have happened as a result of our historic victory in November,” Trump stated.
Trump promised, "The people of our country want us to keep on winning, and we’re going to go win like never, ever before."
The Trump victory rally also featured tech billionaire Elon Musk, UFC CEO Dana White, actor Jon Voight, and musicians Kid Rock, Lee Greenwood, and the Village People.
Trump also addressed the TikTok app being banned on Sunday morning.
Under a law that President Biden signed in April, TikTok would be banned unless its Chinese owner, ByteDance, sold the company to a non-Chinese buyer.
However, Trump became an integral part of bringing TikTok back.
“In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service,” TikTok stated in a post on X. “We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties providing TikTok to over 170 million Americans and allowing over 7 million small businesses to thrive.”
The tech company continued, "It’s a strong stand for the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship. We will work with President Trump on a long-term solution that keeps TikTok in the United States."
Trump said on Sunday morning, "I would like the United States to have a 50% ownership position in a joint venture. By doing this, we save TikTok, keep it in good hands, and allow it to stay up. Without U.S. approval, there is no TikTok. With our approval, it is worth hundreds of billions of dollars — maybe trillions."
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Federalist CEO Sean Davis Drops Stunning Details About The Butler Trump Assassination Attempt In Tucker Carlson Interview
'I refuse to believe this was just a series of unfortunate accidents and incompetence,' Davis said. 'It's just not.'Dan Bongino’s warning: Trump is NOT safe
Dan Bongino is a former Secret Service agent. So in terms of assessing threats on the president’s life, he’s an expert.
Which is why Liz Wheeler of “The Liz Wheeler Show” believes President-elect Donald Trump should heed Bongino’s latest warning — which is that he doesn’t believe it’s safe for Trump to be holding a pre-inauguration rally.
“This guy knows what he’s talking about. He understands that the threats against President Trump aren’t going away. They’re not stopping just because President Trump won. We didn’t entirely defeat the left, we defeated them for the presidency, and that’s great,” Wheeler says.
The rally is reportedly going to be “gigantic” and is taking place in Washington, D.C.
“Don’t get me wrong, it sounds awesome. It sounds fun. It sounds like the type of energy, which is probably for the history books,” Wheeler says. “But Dan Bongino says, ‘Listen to me, the left is not going to stop their attacks on the president just because he won the election.’”
Bongino also brought up the Secret Service’s failure to protect Trump from the first assassination attempt.
“They failed to protect President Trump from a would-be assassin, who fired bullets that hit the president in the ear, and would have, if not for divine intervention protecting him, killed the president. And the Secret Service is still under the same management,” Wheeler says.
“The reality is, whether it’s lawfare, or whether it’s assassination attempts, the left still wants to take President Trump out. And they will use any means that they possibly can to weaponize to do that, because at the end of the day, they don’t care about human life,” she adds.
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Trump Vows To Make U.S. Steel Great Again As Debate Smolders Over Nippon Merger
Steel union members who had Trump's back in the election hope he will have theirs through the U.S. Steel deal.'I apologize to absolutely nobody': Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe says media used Puerto Ricans as 'political fodder'
Stand-up comedian Tony Hinchcliffe refused to apologize for jokes he made about Puerto Rico and many others in his routine at a Donald Trump rally.
Hinchcliffe, who made countless headlines after joking about Puerto Rico being an "island of garbage" at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally late last month, addressed the media outrage in a video posted on Monday.
An episode of Hinchcliffe's incredibly popular podcast "Kill Tony" was filmed the night after his controversial pre-election appearance. The comedian prefaced it with comments about the backlash.
Hinchcliffe explained that the premise for his rally joke had a basis in reality.
"I don't know if you guys know this. In my speech on free speech, I referenced Puerto Rico, which currently has a landfill problem in which all of their landfills are filled to the brim. I guess I'm the only person that knew about this, unfortunately."
Hinchcliffe is right. Well before he made the remarks, environmental websites were bringing up the issue of the island's landfill space, saying the country would soon be at capacity for garbage.
The latest piece came from the St. Kitts and Nevis Observer, which said that the comedian's jokes aside, the island's infrastructure is under considerable strain, as many of its landfills are over capacity.
'That's what I do. I go hard, and that's never going to change.'
Hinchcliffe made it clear that his joke was indeed just a joke and added that he loves Puerto Ricans and believes them to be "very smart people."
"They're street-smart, and they're smart enough to know when they're being used as political fodder, and right now that is happening," Hinchcliffe said at the time.
Taking a page out of UFC legend Conor McGregor's book, Hinchcliffe added that he wanted to apologize to "nobody."
"I apologize to absolutely nobody. Not to the Puerto Ricans, not to the whites, not to the blacks, not to the Palestinians, not to the Jews, and not to my own mother, who I made fun of during the set," the comedian said.
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Hinchcliffe said he noticed there were no headlines regarding his jokes about his own mother but later admitted that maybe the presidential venue wasn't the best place to deliver his material.
However, the 40-year-old said he doesn't plan on easing up with his jokes.
"That's what I do. I go hard, and that's never going to change."
After the fallout from the rally, several prominent personalities defended Trump and the jokes.
Armin Mizani, the mayor of Keller, Texas, who is Puerto Rican, referred to the ordeal as simply a "bad joke by a comedian" that shouldn't overshadow what Trump could do for Americans.
Puerto Rican NFL player Jon Feliciano said, "The only Puerto Ricans that are mad about Tony Hinchcliffe's joke, are mad because it helps push their agenda."
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Even left-wing Comedy Central host Jon Stewart defended Hinchcliffe, showing that comedy can be bipartisan.
"Obviously, in retrospect, having a roast comedian come to a political rally a week before Election Day and roasting a key demographic ... probably not the best decision by the campaign politically, but to be fair, the guy's just really doing what he does," Stewart explained.
"I find that guy very funny. I'm sorry, I don't know what to tell you," he told his audience.
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